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म्हारा रे गिरिधर गोपाल

An artwork collaboration between me and @jadeandwhite .

The mandala is done beautifully by @jadeandwhite

Representation

1. Shesh Naag

2. Sudarshan Chakra

3. Maakhan

4. Peacock feather

5. Krishna alongwith Gopis-Raasleela under the full moon

6. Flute

7. Cow- Kanha's childhood

8. Names of his 8 major wives

9. Kanha's names

10. Lines - 16000 in number, representing women Lord Krishna rescued from Narkasura.

Giridhari

Happy Govardhan Puja!!!

This picture is a reflection of how I feel about Krishna.

Mhara re Girdhar Gopal

Doosra na koya.....

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Śṛī Kṛṣṇa as Aṣṭabhuja Govardhana Giridhārī

A rare and magnificent eight-armed form of Śṛī Kṛṣṇa as Govardhana Giridhārī, the Lord who held aloft the Govardhana hill. Most icons depicting the Giridhāri form depict Śṛī Kṛṣṇa in his two-armed human form holding the Govardhana hill aloft on his little finger while the cowherds of Gokula with their cattle shelter under the hill from the thunderstorm raining down Indra’s fury. This is a sculptural innovation for the form to be depicted with eight arms and wielding the accoutrements of Śṛī Viṣṇu while also playing on the flute in the Muralīdhara aspect. As if to represent the idea that Śṛī Kṛṣṇa is both human avatāra and the divine Śṛī Viṣṇu at the same time.

Western Chalukya Style, circa 12th Century CE